Sr Principal Software Architect - Calgary or Saskatoon

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

The Architecture team at Nutrien Digital provides technical leadership, enabling development teams to build data-driven applications that advance Nutrien's business goals.  We provide an architectural framework that enables Nutrien to integrate with internal and external partners, build our precision Ag data platform, and promote collaboration between our crop consultants and growers.

This Sr. Principal Software Architect position is responsible for an AWS-based integration platform.  In this platform, you will work directly with Nutrien teams as well as technical teams at our external partners.  Your primary focus is to specify, design and oversee the implementation of our integration architecture.  Additionally, you will be responsible for monitoring and assessing the work of several development teams' compliance with our architectural standards. 

Architects at Nutrien Digital are not “ivory tower” architects.  In other words, the expectation is that we are not only good at architecture, but also first-rate hands-on developers who participate in building the SDKs and frameworks that the development teams use.  We also train and support developers to be effective at using these resources.


What you will do:

• Design and help build Nutrien’s data and integration platform
• Train and mentor other technical staff including other architects and engineering teams
• Present at meetings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Monitor in-flight development efforts to ensure compliance with architectural standards
• Shape our technology strategy through defining architecture, applying relevant patterns, introducing new software solutions, and identifying areas of growth for the organization
• Design resilient infrastructure solutions that achieve confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Design effective software patterns that are observable, extensible, and maintainable
• Develop documentation, architecture diagrams, and training assets to socialize our platform strategy throughout the organization

What you will bring:

• 10+ years of software development and data engineering experience in a cloud-native environment
• Experience working as an architect in a large organization
• Experience working on projects that span multiple organizations and business units including directly coordinating interfaces and integrations with the other partners' architecture groups
• Expertise with event-based architectures and tools such as Kafka
• Expertise with AWS serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda
• Expertise with TypeScript / JavaScript and Node.js
• Competency with various database and analytics technologies such as DynamoDB, RDS, and Red Shift
• Competency with Infrastructure as Code such as CDK and/or Terraform
• Competency with Python a plus
• Experience with React Native a plus
• Ability to recommend platform-level optimizations based on system performance metrics
• Strong writing skills to create technical documentation such as SDKs, specifications, and training materials
• Experience integrating with SAP technologies such as R4 HANA and BTP a plus

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.   

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.   

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